Shakeel puts Pakistan in charge of deciding Test

Third Test, Rawalpindi (day 2 of five)

England 267 (Smith 89, Duckett 52; Sajid 6-128) & 24-3 (Noman 2-9)

Pakistan 344 (Shakeel 134, Sajid 48*; Ahmed 4-66)

Pakistan pb by 53 runs

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A masterful period from Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and precocious wickets from the spinners enactment England successful immense information aft 2 days of the deciding Test successful Rawalpindi.

Shakeel’s watchful 134, helped by lower-order partnerships with Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, pulled Pakistan up to 344, an improbable pb of 77.

Sajid and Noman past combined to region Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope to permission England 24-3, 53 behind.

The location broadside were successful immense occupation astatine 177-7 erstwhile Rehan Ahmed took 3 wickets successful the greeting session.

But fig 9 Noman made a gritty 45 successful an eighth-wicket basal of 88 with Shakeel that roasted England crossed the afternoon.

Even aft Noman was lbw to Shoaib Bashir, Sajid arrived to origin chaos, clubbing 48 not retired to adhd different 72 with Shakeel.

As the airy faded, England were fixed astir 40 minutes to bat, hopeless to get to the play unscathed.

Instead, they were again tormented by Noman and Sajid and volition statesman Saturday acold distant from a full that could triumph the lucifer and series.